Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7673Y0

Difficulty date
May 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7673Y0
Aircraft time
80,260 hours
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Apu
Part number
331200
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
F

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) APU FIRE ON THE GROUND. FIRE REPORTED FROM TAIL, NO FIRE WARNING. CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. FLIGHT OPS AND INFLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD ACFT, AND WERE EVACUATED. APU BOTTLE HAD BEEN DISCHARGED, AND MAYDAY DECLARED TO GET IMMEDIATE FIRE RESPONSE. EMERGENCY CHUTES WERE NOT DEPLOYED. PASSENGERS HAD BEEN DEPLANED. INSPECTION AFTER APU FIRE CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 49-11-00-206-013. NO FIRE DAMAGE NOTED. APU FOUND TO HAVE CASE DAMAGED, FAILED AT FWD END OF APU ABOVE GEN.

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